The Mizoram College Teachers' Association (MCTA) is a

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and

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for college teachers under the

Government of Mizoram The Government of Mizoram also known as the State Government of Mizoram, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Mizoram and its 11 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It was established by a conference of college teachers on 7 September 1979 at

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

, which became its headquarters. The organisation is recognised by the Government of Mizoram, and consists of 21 government colleges and 1

grant-in-aid A grant-in-aid is money coming from a central government for a specific project. Such funding is usually used when the government and the legislature decide that the recipient should be publicly funded but operate with reasonable independence ...

college. Membership is exclusively to those teachers working in the college or other higher education institute under the Government of Mizoram, and who were recruited under the norms of the

University Grants Commission (India) University Grants Commission (UGC) is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various ot ...

Aims and objectives

The aims and objectives of MCTA are: #to ensure quality education in Mizoram #to cooperate with the government in the promotion of higher &

technical Education In the United States, a technical school is a type of two-year college that covers specialized fields such as business, finance, hospitality, tourism, construction, engineering, visual arts, information technology and community work. Asso ...

#to safeguard and promote common interests of college teachers, and to inculcate among the teachers the spirit of cooperation.

Membership

MCTA opens membership to teachers of higher education under the Government of Mizoram, but only those appointed according to the norms of UGC. Enrolment requires a fee of INR 100, and annual fee of INR 50. Membership ceases on death, retirement, transfer to other post, and failure to pay fee. Every member is also imposed to contribute a welfare fund of INR 100 and condolence fund of INR 300 annually.

Branches

Affiliated colleges of MCTA are called branch members, and include: # Government Aizawl College, Aizawl #Government Aizawl North College, Aizawl # Government Aizawl West College, Aizawl # Government Champhai College,

Champhai Champhai (Pron:/tʃamˈpʰaɪ/) is a border town in Mizoram state, in far eastern India. It is the headquarters of Champhai district, one of the eleven districts in the state. It is located on the Indo- Myanmar border and is situated in a str ...

College of Teachers Education, Aizawl The College of Education Aizawl also known as Institute of Advanced Study in Education (IASE) is an institution for teacher training located in Republic Veng, Aizawl, Mizoram, India. It is affiliated with Mizoram University. History College of T ...

#Government Hnahthial College, Hnahthial # Government Hrangbana College, Aizawl #

Government J. Buana College Government J. Buana College is a college in the town of Lunglei, Mizoram. It is accredited with a B Grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. It has 582 students and 40 faculty members. History Government J. Buana College was ...

Lunglei Lunglei (Pron: /ˈlooŋgˌleɪ/) is a town, situated in the south-central part of Mizoram state, northeastern India. Lunglei, literally meaning 'bridge of rock' got its name from a bridge like rock found in the riverine area around Nghasih - a ...

Government J. Thankima College J Thankima College is located at Bawngkawn, Aizawl, Mizoram. History The college is named after J Thankima. It was started in 1992, it was upgraded to Deficit Grant-in-aid Status with effect from 2002 and it became a Government College with ef ...

, Aizawl #Government Johnson College, Aizawl #Kamalanagar College, Kalamanagar # Government Khawzawl College,

Khawzawl Khawzawl is a census town in Khawzawl district in the Indian state of Mizoram. Demographics In the Indian census of 2011, Khawzawl was declared a Notified Town of the Khawzawl district, Mizoram. It is divided into five wards for which elections ...

# Government Kolasib College,

Kolasib Kolasib is a town and headquarters of Kolasib district in Mizoram, India. Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India, Kolasib district had a population of 83,955. Males constitute 51.12% of the population and females 48.88%. Kolasib has an ...

# Government Lawngtlai College, Lawngtlai # Lunglei Government College, Lunglei #Government Mamit College,

Mamit Mamit is a census town in Mamit district in the Indian state of Mizoram. Mamit emerged from the regrouping of villages. Geography Mamit is located at . It has an average elevation of 718 metres (2355 feet). Demographics As of 2011 I ...

# Government Saiha College,

Saiha Siaha (official name given by the Mara Autonomous District Council, popularly known as Saiha) is a census town in Siaha district in the Indian north-eastern state of Mizoram. It is the Headquarters of the Mara Autonomous District Council, on ...

#Government Saitual College, Saitual #

Government Serchhip College Government Serchhip College is a government college in Serchhip Town in the Indian state of Mizoram. The College is affiliated to Mizoram University. It is accredited with an A grade by NAAC. Serchhip College at present has 405 students. Histo ...

Serchhip Serchhip is the headquarters town of Serchhip district in the Indian state of Mizoram, and also the headquarters of Serchhip Sadar subdivision. It lies in the central part of Mizoram, and 112 km away from the State capital city of Aizaw ...

#Government T. Romana College, Aizawl #Government Zawlnuam College, Zawlnuam #

Government Zirtiri Residential Science College Govt. Zirtiri Residential Science College is the only institution that offers purely science education in the State of Mizoram. It is graded A by NAAC and has students 911 currently studying in the college. Location Zirtiri Residen ...

, Aizawl

Membership to Mizoram University

MCTA represent the state government colleges to the Academic Council of

Mizoram University Mizoram University is a central university under the University Grants Commission, Government of India, and was established on 2 July 2001, by the Mizoram University Act (2000) of the Parliament of India. The President of India is the official ...

, under which all member branches are affiliated. Currently, President Thanglura, Vice-President J.H. Zoremthanga, and General Secretary P.L. Ramliana are the representatives.

References

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